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Buying that CPU and motherboard I am sure you are overclocking.
Allow 120W for the overclocked CPU.
170W each for the GTX 760 cards.
40W for other components.

You need a supply rated at 52A to stay under 80% load on the +12V rails.
You can get that from a quality 650W power supply.
It doesn't hurt to go higher, I would recommend the EVGA Supernova G2 750W.
PSU tiered list if you want to compare other models:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

I would recommend though that you look at the GTX 780 Ti rather than these two cards in SLI. It is faster and has more VRAM. 2GB is enough running games on one of those 1920x1080 monitors, but if you ever want to buy a better monitor you will want more...
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I should have mentioned this before, I already have everything,and I just wanted to add the upgrades, i have the hdd's and ssd, one of the gpu's, psu, keyboard, monitors, and case. I just wanted to know if the psu I have now can handle a second gpu, a new processor and mobo. Very sorry for the misconception.
 
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Mmm, if you're going to run SLI 760 GTXs, I would get a 700+ watt PSU. Considering you have a 750w EVGA NOVA, you're safe.

However there are two things I would highlight.

First, RAM. Buy RAM in pairs. If you get 3 sticks, you will lose the Dual Channel configuration. So either buy 8GB (2x4) or 16GB (2X8). Unless you are buying a 1366 CPU, you don't want to buy three sticks. Also, I would get faster RAM. Intel's newer CPUs actually benefit from faster RAM. Get 1866 or 2100.

Second, why don't you just buy a 780 since you're going to drop $500 out the gate?
 
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Buying that CPU and motherboard I am sure you are overclocking.
Allow 120W for the overclocked CPU.
170W each for the GTX 760 cards.
40W for other components.

You need a supply rated at 52A to stay under 80% load on the +12V rails.
You can get that from a quality 650W power supply.
It doesn't hurt to go higher, I would recommend the EVGA Supernova G2 750W.
PSU tiered list if you want to compare other models:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

I would recommend though that you look at the GTX 780 Ti rather than these two cards in SLI. It is faster and has more VRAM. 2GB is enough running games on one of those 1920x1080 monitors, but if you ever want to buy a better monitor you will want more VRAM. You also know it will a;ways work, where some games may not support SLI.
Even better, The GTX 980 is due out in the next few weeks. It may offer better value in itself, or it will push down prices on the GTX 780 Ti. A win either way.
Power requirements with the GTX 780Ti or GTX 980 are lower than two GTX 760 cards in SLI.
 
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Yes, the power supply you have is fine. It is reasonable quality and has more than enough power to run the new hardware.
As commented above, choose a 2 dimm kit for memory (2x8GB).
 
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